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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-16

A 21-year-old Michigan man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a failed scheme to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at a store in suburban Detroit.

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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-20
Anonymous
If someone comes in your house and assaults you, as long as the door was unlocked, it is only assault (a misdemeanor). How is this a felony? They didn't even assult anyone. They were viewing a credit card number in an unlocked house. Trespassing I can buy, but a felony and 9 years in prison? If...

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